function toInternalTranslationRef(ref) {
  const r = ref;
  if (r.$$type !== "@backstage/TranslationRef") {
    throw new Error(`Invalid translation ref, bad type '${r.$$type}'`);
  }
  if (r.version !== "v1") {
    throw new Error(`Invalid translation ref, bad version '${r.version}'`);
  }
  return r;
}

export { toInternalTranslationRef };
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